Louis XIV's Finance Minister,Jean-Baptiste Colbert,was a Confirmed Mercantilist Who Believed

question 67

Multiple Choice

Louis XIV's finance minister,Jean-Baptiste Colbert,was a confirmed mercantilist who believed that France's wealth would increase if it:

• A)only traded with its colonies.
• B)adopted policies that encouraged free trade.
• C)closed its borders to trade.
• D)reduced its exports and increased its imports.
• E)reduced its imports and increased its exports.

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